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Section D
To access the Internet from your home computer,
you must use an Internet service provider.
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Chapter Locate an Internet Service Provider
8 Who will provide me with an Internet connection,
and how much will it cost?
User Focus
An Internet Service Provider (ISP) connects you
to the Internet by providing you with a user
account on a host computer that has access to
the Internet.
Internet connections are also available through
commercial information services, such as AT&T
WorldNet and America Online, and some cable
TV companies.
– charge $10 - $40 per month
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Chapter Set Up Equipment
8 What special equipment do I need to access the
Internet?
User Focus
Most people use a telephone line to access the
Internet.
– can also use cable, cellular phone, or personal
satellite dish
You need a computer, modem, and telephone
line.
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Chapter Set Up Equipment
8 What special equipment do I need to access the
Internet?
User Focus
Connection speed is the maximum speed that
your modem can communicate with the ISP’s
modem.
Transfer rate is the speed at which you can send
or receive data.
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Chapter Install Software
8 Where do I get the software I need?
User Focus
Internet communications software allows your
computer to transmit and receive data using
TCP/IP communications protocol.
– two versions of TCP/IP are:
• SLIP (Serial Line Internet Protocol)
• PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol)
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Chapter Dial In
8 After my hardware is set up and my software is
installed, how do I dial in to the Internet?
User Focus
Most Internet
communications
software is
represented
by an icon.
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